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How Much IP to Give Away & How Much Is Too Much

David A Fields

Let’s say Ann Oying, CEO of Cheapo Enterprises asks you for consulting help because she and her team are mired in misery and they don’t know the path out. You develop a comprehensive proposal for Ann, outlining the route to Nirvana. No sale. […]. But you do.

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6 Digital Trends Are Poised to Transform How We Work - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM DXC TECHNOLOGY

Harvard Business

Artificial intelligence (AI) is already in use throughout the web and increasingly within the enterprise, handling everything from initial call screening for sales prospects to scheduling. How to Become a Digital Enterprise. Orchestration, APIs, and the citizen developer. Artificial intelligence. Contextual insight.

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Please Don’t Hire a Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer

Harvard Business

Companies such as Google, Facebook, and Amazon aren’t just employing AI, but have made it a central part of their core intellectual property. As the market has matured, AI is beginning to move into enterprises that will use it but not develop it on their own. Far from being a skeptic, I am a rabid true believer.

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FTI Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

Intellectual property. In 2005, the firm developed their first 5-year plan with a goal to double revenues from approximately $427M to $1B in 5 years. There are 2 Senior Vice Presidents as well – one heads up Strategic Development and the other serves as Controller and Chief Accounting Officer. Intellectual Property.

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A Dedicated Team of Problem Solvers Can Help Big Companies Act Like Lean Startups

Harvard Business

But for large enterprises seeking to grow by exploring new lines of business, thinking more like a startup makes a lot of sense. ” That’s why he urges startups to “get out of the building” and talk to potential customers before beginning product development in earnest. They must serve the present.

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Leading in a World Without Secrets

Harvard Business

It should now be dawning on us that they also reflect a new reality when it comes to keeping legitimate business secrets, requiring a new mindset and strategies from those leading all kinds of enterprises, especially in knowledge-intensive industries. But also it is about developing a capability for reacting publicly, quickly and rapidly.

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Why the WTO Should Constrain the Power of China’s State-Owned Enterprises

Harvard Business

Such state-owned enterprises or state-supported industries (SOEs) — think steel, aluminum and solar panels — have flooded global markets , depressed prices, and literally shut down hundreds of U.S. solar-panel startups. This means government contracts go to the lowest bidder without discrimination in favor of domestic companies.